Anchor hairpin magnet



June 17, 1941. J. F. SORENSON 2,246,269

ANCHOR HAIRPIN MAGNET Filed Aug. 4, 1939 v m YENTOR Jsssz 'FZSORE N 80 N Patented June 17, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANCHOR HAIRPIN MAGNET Jesse F. Sorenson, Long Beach, Calif.

Application August 4, 1939, Serial No. 288,373

2 Claims.

This invention relates to the art of removin hair pins and bobby pins from women's hair in beauty parlors and the like.

An object of the invention is to pick up hair pins from a container and then place the device upon the shoulder of the patron to be used by the operator while dressing the hair.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the device with hooks so that the operator may easily loosen and remove the hair pins or bobby plug from the person's hair.

Other objects are simplicity, cost of manufacture and saving to the beauty parlor operator.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjo-ined detailed description and the appended claims.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention.

Figure l is a fragmental exaggerated diagrammatic view showing how the invention is used to remove a hair pin from a womans hair.

Fig. 2 shows on a smaller scale a side elevation of the invention shown resting upon a person's shoulder, a fragment of which is shown.

Fig. 3is an enlarged plan view of the invention showing how the hair and bobby pins may rest in place thereon.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3 omitting the hair and bobby pins and showing the hooks.

Fig. 5 is a view analogous to Fig. 3 omitting the hair and bobby pins.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the invention showing another form of hook.

Fig. 'I is a side elevation of Fig. 6.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, there is shown the invention I which is of U-shape and magnetized, held in a position by the hand 2 of an operator and only such portion thereof illustrated as is required to locate the device'of my invention in the act of removing a hair pin 3 from a womans hair 4. The hair pins 3 and bobby pins 4a. are, or may be of any approved construction.

The device I is so constructed and arranged as to fit snugly into the hand of the operator and is provided with a rounded end 5 and prongs 6 and I. The prong 6 is provided at its end with a magnetized hook 8 which is so constructed to permit the operator to remove a hair pin or bobby pin from the patrons hair as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. Hooks 9 are provided in the rounded end 5 having one hook extending outward from the face and the other outward from the opposite face of the round end so that either point of hook 9 will engage the shoulder cloth l0 regardless which face of the device is used, to prevent the device I from slipping from the patrons shoulder while dressing the hair as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Referring to Figs. 6 and '7 is shown a hook ll of modified construction applied to one of the prongs of the device.

I claim: 7

1. A device of the character set forth for removing hair pins from a womans hair comprising a U-shaped magnet having a hook integral with one of its prongs; hooks provided in the rounded end of said magnet having one hook extending outward from one face and the other hook extending outward from the opposite face of said rounded end to grasp the shoulder cloth on the shoulder of a patron regardless of the position of the device to prevent said device from slipping therefrom while the hair is being dressed.

2. In a magnetized U-shaped device for use by beauty parlor operators having hooks extending. outward from the face of the rounded end of said device and a hook located at the end extending downward from one prong and the other prong being free.

' JESSE F. SORENSON. 

